He is preceded in death by his wife, Joanne (Stolley) Mares; sister, Lorene and brother in-law, Leonard Monroe. Survived by sons, Scott (Monica) Mares, Monte (Katie) Mares; grandchildren, Brandon (Kassie) Mares, Chad (Yaneth) Mares, Tara (Marques) Parker, Tasha (Justin) Stevens, and Parker Stroup; great grandchildren, Sebastian and Santiago Mares, Jaden and Kaia Parker; brother and sister in-law, Don and Lois (Stolley) Wischmann.
Memorials are suggested to the Eastern Nebraska Veterans Home 12502 S. 40th Street, Bellevue, NE 68123 or Alzheimer's Association www.alz.org
Visitation will be from 1-4pm Sunday, January 3, 2021 at Lincoln Memorial Funeral Home 6800 S. 14th Street, Lincoln no family will be present. A private family service will be held 10am Monday, January 4, 2021 you may join them virtually at Lincoln Memorial Funeral Home and Cemetery's Facebook page. Condolences to www.lincolnfh.com.